The Welsh Government said it was pleased to make the drug available “where clinically appropriate”.

The most recent figures, in 2013, showed nearly 300 new cases of multiple myeloma were diagnosed in Wales.

Revlimid, also known as lenalidomide, was approved for use within NHS Scotland in December 2015 and Northern Ireland in April 2016, but is not currently available in England.

Dr Ceri Bygrave, consultant haematologist at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales, said: “Multiple myeloma is a deadly form of blood cancer, for which there is a need for new treatment approaches and combinations.

“People with the disease live with the constant uncertainty of relapse.”

She added: “[The approval of Revlimid] brings an important additional option to Welsh patients who have just received diagnosis of a largely incurable disease.”

Image copyrightDeb Richardson

Image caption Deb Richardson said she may have to access the new treatment

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